cewa

See also: Cewa and cewą

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sek-?

Proto-Indo-European *-éyti

Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.

Proto-Slavic *cěva

Polish cewa

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěva.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.va/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.va/

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• Rhymes: -ɛva
• Syllabification: ce‧wa

Noun

cewa f

1. augmentative of cewka
2. spool
3. (anatomy) tube

   cewa nerwowa ― neural tube

   cewa sercowa ― primitive heart tube

Declension

Declension of cewa

	singular	plural
nominative	cewa	cewy
genitive	cewy	cew
dative	cewie	cewom
accusative	cewę	cewy
instrumental	cewą	cewami
locative	cewie	cewach
vocative	cewo	cewy

Related terms

noun

• cewnik

Further reading

• “cewa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)